2023/24 Season – 70th Season
Join us to celebrate our 70th Anniversary Season with 12 fantastic productions. Energizing moments, empowering stories, passionate performances – with bold theatrical experiences to captivate the heart and stir the soul.
The 2023/24 Season features:
- A World Premiere musical commissioned by Milwaukee Rep about Milwaukee’s infamous femme fatal, Run Bambi Run.
- The Stiemke Studio season includes a World Premiere by Idris Goodwin and the Pulitzer Prize Finalist play What the Constitution Means to Me.
- Celebrating its 25th Anniversary from its original premiere at Milwaukee Rep – Guys on Ice returns to the Stackner Cabaret.
- The 48th Anniversary production of Milwaukee’s Favorite Holiday Tradition – A Christmas Carol.
Subscription Tickets are now on sale here! Group Tickets will go on sale later this spring and Single Tickets will go on sale in August.
Country Sunshine: The Legendary Ladies of Nashville With Katie Deal
Presented by Artists Lounge Live
September 8 – October 29, 2023
Stackner Cabaret
September 8 – October 29, 2023
Stackner Cabaret
Celebrate the queens of classic country as award-winner Katie Deal leads a band of superb musicians and shares heartwarming stories with authentic southern charm. Sing along to hits including "Stand By Your Man," "Crazy," "Harper Valley PTA," "Jolene" and "Coal Miner's Daughter."
Run Bambi Run
World Premiere Event
Book by Eric Simonson
Music & Lyrics by Gordon Gano
Directed by Mark Clements
September 13 – October 22, 2023
Quadracci Powerhouse
Book by Eric Simonson
Music & Lyrics by Gordon Gano
Directed by Mark Clements
September 13 – October 22, 2023
Quadracci Powerhouse
An outrageous ‘true crime’ saga that took the nation by storm, Lawrencia “Bambi” Bembenek's fall from Milwaukee Police Department cop to Playboy Bunny lands her in the slammer, convicted of a murder that she didn’t commit. Or did she? Fueled with rock songs and lyrics from Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes), this rollicking hometown story about truth and justice is a wild ride that you have to see to believe.
Parental Advisory:
a breakbeat play
a breakbeat play
World Premiere Event
By Idris Goodwin
September 26 – October 29, 2023
Stiemke Studio
By Idris Goodwin
September 26 – October 29, 2023
Stiemke Studio
Two Hip-Hop artists mix slick beats and rhymes with important questions about censorship and expression in popular music. This engaging new play – half DJ jam session, half TED Talk – uses wit, humor and the uncanny powers of the Wu-Tang Clan to enter a conversation on parenting, identity and survival.
Nuncrackers
Book, Music and Lyrics by Dan Goggin
November 3, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Stackner Cabaret
November 3, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Stackner Cabaret
The hilarious sisters of Nunsense are back, spreading yuletide laughs, cheerful carols and the gift of festive mischief with a new Christmas special for cable access. Complete with (mostly) traditional holiday songs, a silly secret Santa contest, and a not-so-graceful take on Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet that will have you laughing all the way through New Year’s.
Dial M for Murder
By Frederick Knott
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by Laura Braza
November 14 – December 17, 2023
Quadracci Powerhouse
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by Laura Braza
November 14 – December 17, 2023
Quadracci Powerhouse
Passion, blackmail and revenge combine into a breathtaking, edge-of-your-seat murder mystery. Jealous suspicion gives way to cold-blooded vengeance when a gold-digging husband’s perfect crime misfires, trapping all parties in a sinister and dangerous web of lies. This classic play is brimming with shocking surprises that will keep you guessing until the end.
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Directed by Mark Clements
November 28 – December 24, 2023
Pabst Theater
Directed by Mark Clements
November 28 – December 24, 2023
Pabst Theater
On Christmas Eve, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future help Ebenezer Scrooge discover that it is never too late to change his miserly ways. Matt Daniels returns to play Scrooge in this timeless tale of love, hope and redemption.
Guys on Ice
Books & Lyrics by Fred Alley
Music by James Kaplan
Directed & Choreographed by Jeffrey Herbst
January 12 – March 17, 2024
Stackner Cabaret
Music by James Kaplan
Directed & Choreographed by Jeffrey Herbst
January 12 – March 17, 2024
Stackner Cabaret
Life on the lake is easy, especially when the fish are biting, the jokes are funny, there's a ‘couple two three’ beers in the bucket and the Green Bay Packers are on the field. From the warmth of their shanty ‘up north,’ old pals Marvin and Lloyd spin wit, wisdom and hilarious songs about life, love and the one that got away.
Little Women
By Kate Hamill
Adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott
January 16 – February 18, 2024
Quadracci Powerhouse
Adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott
January 16 – February 18, 2024
Quadracci Powerhouse
This endearing tale of family, friendship, love and adventure never fails to tug on the heartstrings. Tender and playful, this incredible production will help you fall in love all over again with these four young dreamers as they discover themselves in a country divided.
What the Constitution Means to Me
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
By Heidi Schreck
Directed by Laura Braza
February 6 – March 10, 2024
Stiemke Studio
By Heidi Schreck
Directed by Laura Braza
February 6 – March 10, 2024
Stiemke Studio
Since its premiere in 2019, this Pulitzer Prize finalist has taken the theatrical world by storm, breathing new life into our Constitution by imagining how it will shape the next generation of Americans. It’s a hilarious, witty and refreshingly honest new play.
The Chosen
Adapted by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok
From the Novel by Chaim Potok
March 5 – March 31, 2024
Quadracci Powerhouse
From the Novel by Chaim Potok
March 5 – March 31, 2024
Quadracci Powerhouse
In 1940s Brooklyn, two brilliant young Jewish boys grow up sharing a love of baseball. As they reach adulthood, their complicated friendship will test the bounds of belief, understanding and reconciliation. This acclaimed story balances transformation and tradition, growing up and growing wise, and living out your truths – no matter the consequences.
Piano Men 2
Created by Mark Clements
March 22 – May 19, 2024
Stackner Cabaret
March 22 – May 19, 2024
Stackner Cabaret
Come ready to laugh, clap and sing along as two virtuoso pianists play dazzling renditions of YOUR favorite hits, live! No two shows are ever the same, so bring your song requests as this hit production makes its return by popular demand.
Nina Simone: Four Women
By Christina Ham
April 16 – May 12, 2024
Quadracci Powerhouse
April 16 – May 12, 2024
Quadracci Powerhouse
Simone's song "Four Women" transformed her from gifted pianist to trailblazing activist, charting a new course as an agent of change and healing. This play with music shines a light on how she found her true calling and gave voice to a movement through impactful and inspirational songs.
All plays, artists and dates subject to change.